This is what they're doing to energy generation

[Locutus]

via sda:



Phys.Org;

A team of researchers, led by Prof. Mahesh M. Bandi of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) wanted to explore some of these scientific problems involved in the fluctuations of renewable energy and how to better predict energy outputs. The team recently published their results in the New Journal of Physics.


"A fluctuating power source threatens the even distribution of power in the electrical grid," Bandi said. "That makes it difficult to balance the fluctuating power output with the fluctuating consumer demand."


well duh

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[taxslave]

Batteries. Lots and lots of batteries cause they are sooo green.

 

[petros]

How many car size batteries would it take to run a household for 1 day?

 

[JamesBondo]

How many car size batteries would it take to run a household for 1 day?

The answer varies significantly depending on what you want the household to do. Anything that produces heat would require large amounts of battery power.

"That makes it difficult to balance the fluctuating power output with the fluctuating consumer demand."

This is one of the reasons why eco-idiots have not been able to replace the role of coal fired power plants.

 

[petros]

The answer varies significantly depending on what you want the household to do. Anything that produces heat would require large amounts of battery power.



This is one of the reasons why eco-idiots have not been able to replace the role of coal fired power plants.

I want to cook, do laundry and run my AC all at the same time like anyone else hooked up to the grid.